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M. C. Escher, Metamorphosis III

M. C. Escher

Dutch · 1898–1972 · Painter, Printmaker

Maurits Cornelis Escher was a Dutch graphic artist who made woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints, many of which were inspired by mathematics. Despite wide popular interest,… (Wikipedia)

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  1. M. C. Escher, Eye, 1946, Mezzotint, on Van Gelder Zonen laid paper, with full marginsEyePhillips · $72,500≈ £56,526≈ €65,274Sign up to see
  2. M. C. Escher, Belvedere (Bool 426), 1958, Lithograph on wove paper with Holland watermarkBelvedere (Bool 426)Bonhams · $51,200≈ £41,988≈ €49,718Sign up to see
  3. M. C. Escher, Ascending and Descending, 1960, Lithograph, on wove paper, with full marginsAscending and DescendingPhillips · $50,000≈ £39,191≈ €43,074Sign up to see

M. C. Escher’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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M. C. Escher, The Four Elements: Fire (from Eugène & Willy Strens New Year's greeting-cards), 1952, woodcut in colors on wove paper
The Four Elements: Fire (from Eugène & Willy Strens New Year's greeting-cards), 1952
Toomey & Co. · Sep 3, 2026
$1,596Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Davo Stamp-Albums Deventer (The Netherlands), poster
Davo Stamp-Albums Deventer (The Netherlands)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions · Jun 27, 2026
€74Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, New Year's greeting card, L. and K. Asselberg, 1948, woodcut
New Year's greeting card, L. and K. Asselberg, 1948
Rago Auctions · Jun 3, 2026
$12,800Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Regular Division of the Plane I, 1957, woodcut
Regular Division of the Plane I, 1957
Toomey & Co. · Mar 17, 2026
$5,054Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Boekcier publication with three M.C. Escher plates, 1946-1953, hardcover bound book; engraving
Boekcier publication with three M.C. Escher plates, 1946-1953
Rago Auctions · Feb 26, 2026
$990Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Four Elements (Earth; Air; Fire; Water) (4 works) (Bool 382-385), 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956
Four Elements (Earth; Air; Fire; Water) (4 works) (Bool 382-385), 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956
Bonhams · Nov 25, 2025
$5,632Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Bond of Union (Bool 409), 1956, Lithograph on wove paper
Bond of Union (Bool 409), 1956
Bonhams · Nov 25, 2025
$38,400Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Ascending And Descending, Offset Lithographic Print on Paper
Ascending And Descending
DuMouchelles · Oct 18, 2025
$375Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Squirrel (from the XXIV Emblemata portfolio), woodcut
Squirrel (from the XXIV Emblemata portfolio)
Rago Auctions · Oct 15, 2025
$1,397Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Belvedere (Bool 426), 1958, Lithograph on wove paper with Holland watermark
Belvedere (Bool 426), 1958
Bonhams · Oct 7, 2025
$40,960Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Palm Tree, pl. VI, from XXIV Emblemata (Bool 167), 1931, Woodcut on wove paper, unsigned, from the book edition
Palm Tree, pl. VI, from XXIV Emblemata (Bool 167), 1931
Bonhams · Jun 26, 2025
$832Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Davo Stamp-Albums Deventer (The Netherlands), poster
Davo Stamp-Albums Deventer (The Netherlands)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions · Jun 21, 2025
€74Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Four Elements (Earth, Air, Fire, Water) (4 works) (Bool 382-85), 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956
Four Elements (Earth, Air, Fire, Water) (4 works) (Bool 382-85), 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956
Bonhams · May 22, 2025
$7,680Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, The Second Day of Creation (The Division of the Waters) (Bool 105), 1925, Woodcut on laid chine
The Second Day of Creation (The Division of the Waters) (Bool 105), 1925
Bonhams · May 22, 2025
$21,760Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Frontispiece from Regelmatige Vlakerdeling (from the Regular Division of the Plane series), 1958, metal cliché print in colors laid to paperboard
Frontispiece from Regelmatige Vlakerdeling (from the Regular Division of the Plane series), 1958
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 13, 2025
$5,715Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Other World (B. 348), 1947, Wood engraving and woodcut in colours, on thin Japan paper, with margins
Other World (B. 348), 1947
Phillips · Apr 16, 2025
$21,590Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, De Graphicus M.C. Escher, 1940, Wood Engravings on Paper
De Graphicus M.C. Escher, 1940
DuMouchelles · Mar 13, 2025
$9,000Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Belvedere (Bool 426), 1958, Lithograph on wove paper with Holland watermark
Belvedere (Bool 426), 1958
Bonhams · Jan 17, 2025
$51,200Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, One plate, from De Vreeselijke Avonturen van Scholastica (Bool 194), 1933, Woodcut on wove paper
One plate, from De Vreeselijke Avonturen van Scholastica (Bool 194), 1933
Bonhams · Jan 17, 2025
$1,280Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Plane Filling II, 1957, lithograph
Plane Filling II, 1957
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jan 8, 2025
$25,400Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Untitled, Offset Lithographic Reproduction
Untitled
DuMouchelles · Dec 14, 2024
$300Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Untitled, Lithograph on Wove Paper, 1950, "Contrast (Order And Chaos)"
Untitled
DuMouchelles · Dec 13, 2024
$12,000Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Untitled, Woodcut on Wove Paper, 1947, "XIIme Congres Postal Universel"
Untitled
DuMouchelles · Dec 13, 2024
$9,500Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Wood Engravings, on Paper
Wood Engravings
DuMouchelles · Dec 13, 2024
$4,000Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, The Encounter, 1944, lithograph
The Encounter, 1944
Rago Auctions · Oct 16, 2024
$16,380Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Three Spheres I (B. 336), 1945, Wood engraving, on laid Japanese paper, with full margins
Three Spheres I (B. 336), 1945
Phillips · Oct 24, 2023
$10,795Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Rippled Surface, 1950, linocut and woodcut in colors
Rippled Surface, 1950
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2023
$25,200Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Nederlandsche ExLibris-Kring (New Year's greeting card), 1947, woodcut
Nederlandsche ExLibris-Kring (New Year's greeting card), 1947
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2023
$1,260Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Untitled (Metamorphosis III), 1967, metal cliché bookplate with text in Dutch
Untitled (Metamorphosis III), 1967
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2023
$3,930Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Frontispiece from Regelmatige Vlakerdeling (Regular Division of the Plane), 1958, metal cliché print in colors laid to paperboard
Frontispiece from Regelmatige Vlakerdeling (Regular Division of the Plane), 1958
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2023
$3,930Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Self-Portrait in Spherical Mirror (from the Regelmatige Vlakverdeling suite), metal cliché print in colors
Self-Portrait in Spherical Mirror (from the Regelmatige Vlakverdeling suite)
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2023
$1,703Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Regular Division of the Plane V (Frogs), 1957, woodcut
Regular Division of the Plane V (Frogs), 1957
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2023
$7,560Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Ex libris van Dishoeck (Fire), 1943, wood engraving
Ex libris van Dishoeck (Fire), 1943
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2023
$459Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Cobwebs (from the Halcyon portfolio), 1931, woodcut
Cobwebs (from the Halcyon portfolio), 1931
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2023
$917Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Death of the Witch (from the Scholastica suite), woodcut
Death of the Witch (from the Scholastica suite)
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2023
$1,512Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, First Title Page (from the XXIV Emblemata portfolio), woodcut
First Title Page (from the XXIV Emblemata portfolio)
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2023
$378Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Signpost (from the XXIV Emblemata portfolio), woodcut
Signpost (from the XXIV Emblemata portfolio)
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2023
$903Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Squirrel (from the XXIV Emblemata portfolio), woodcut
Squirrel (from the XXIV Emblemata portfolio)
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2023
$1,032Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Sundial (from the XXIV Emblemata portfolio), woodcut
Sundial (from the XXIV Emblemata portfolio)
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2023
$819Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Table of Contents (from the XXIV Emblemata portfolio), woodcut
Table of Contents (from the XXIV Emblemata portfolio)
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2023
$524Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Steamroller (from the Emblemata portfolio), 1931, woodcut
Steamroller (from the Emblemata portfolio), 1931
Rago Auctions · Jun 1, 2023
$581Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Flowers (Lilies), 1931, woodcut
Flowers (Lilies), 1931
Rago Auctions · Jun 1, 2023
$1,512Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Three Spherical Bodies (from De Wilde Wereld), 1948, woodcut in bound book
Three Spherical Bodies (from De Wilde Wereld), 1948
Rago Auctions · Jun 1, 2023
$284Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Self-Portrait in Spherical Mirror (from the Regelmatige Vlakverdeling suite), woodcut
Self-Portrait in Spherical Mirror (from the Regelmatige Vlakverdeling suite)
Rago Auctions · Feb 15, 2023
$693Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Waterfall, lithograph
Waterfall
Michaan's Auctions · Nov 19, 2022
$19,065Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Earth; Air; Fire; Water (The Four Elements, Felicitas: New Year's Cards set, made for Eugène and Willy Strens), 1953-56, woodcut in colors
Earth; Air; Fire; Water (The Four Elements, Felicitas: New Year's Cards set, made for Eugène and Willy Strens), 1953-56
Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2022
$4,160Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, Well (New Year's Greeting Card), woodcut
Well (New Year's Greeting Card)
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2022
$2,250Sign up free to see
M. C. Escher, DAG EN NACHT (Day and Night), 1938, Pencil signed "M
DAG EN NACHT (Day and Night), 1938
Sloans & Kenyon · Sep 15, 2022
$32,500Sign up free to see

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

M. C. Escher, Metamorphosis III
Metamorphosis III1967
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CC BY 3.0 · Schiphol TV / MC Escher, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

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